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Kaneko Healing Arts integrates Eastern healing modalities such as energetic medicine with Western health modalities for a healthy, body, mind & spirit.

10/03/2025

Join our next online classes! Do In is an ancient Japanese self-healing art that promotes better health by balancing and strenghtening our Ki (energy) through shiatsu pressure points, meditation and movements. Our beginning Do In is easy to learn and do!

Teacher: Alan Saruwatari has worked in the healing arts since 1985 and is the owner and shiatsu anma therapist at One, Natural Healing Center. He has taught at local, state and national levels and is Lead Instructor at Kaneko Healing Arts.

Date: Thursdays, starting October 9, 2025
Time: 7:00pm-8:00pm Pacific Standard Time
Fee: $20
Where: Online on Zoom

First class on Thurdsday, October 9 is FREE!

To Join our class: Text Alan @ 310-592-0523

09/17/2025

"That Boat Ride Hurt My Butt!”

A patient referred her cousin who hurt herself while riding in a boat. When the cousin came in, she explained that she was in a boat with her husband and a few friends riding in the harbor. Her husband, who was driving, decided to go out of the harbor and into the rougher ocean. As they were out there, the waves started getting really big and all of a sudden she was “airborne” and then landed on her butt in the hard plastic seats over and over again.

When they docked the boat, she was in severe pain. The X-ray showed there were no broken bones. When she came in, she was in a lot of pain and was bent over, but there were no bruises. I had her lie down on the table and gently began feeling her lower back and glute attachments to the sacrum. Feeling the tightness of the muscles and tendons, I used anma techniques to treat them. There were several points to apply pressure to, so I also used shiatsu to release them.

I worked on the Sekisaisen in lower back, UB 23-30, UB 48 and 49, GB 30.
When she got off the table, she felt so much better and was standing up straight. I treated her two more times, and she was pain free. Though she had to drive close to 40 miles to get to the office, she said it was well worth it.

Alan Saruwatari, CST

09/11/2025

Join us for the next Advanced Shiatsu-Anma Therapy class!

Deepen both your therapeutic skills and your understanding of how Shiatsu-Anma therapy can support the body’s natural defenses.

By joining, you will:

Expand Your Technique Repertoire – Learn a structured sequence that targets major meridians and pressure points in two effective working postures, giving you more tools to use with clients.

Strengthen Clinical Effectiveness – Gain specialized methods in abdominal and manipulative massage that stimulate the small intestine’s defense mechanisms, spleen, lymphatic system, and solar plexus.

Support Vital Energy Systems – Understand how to nurture both prenatal (Kidney) and postnatal (Stomach & Spleen) energies, which are essential for sustaining vitality and resilience.

Enhance Nervous System Regulation – Discover how spinal pressure techniques combined with guided breathing calm the autonomic nervous system, fostering deep relaxation and immune support.

Date: October 19, 2025
Time: 9:30am-1:30pm
Location: IPSB, 1323 Lincoln Blvd, Suite 240
Santa Monica, CA 90401

For questions call 310-342-7130
Register at www.ipsb.com

09/05/2025

Student Testimonial

"I feel so fortunate having been able to attend this class and I can’t wait to incorporate it in the ever-flowing tool box of skill that I am learning.found expertise & knowledge. They create a space that is fun, loving & so special for us to learn this incredible practice that is Shiatsu.

I feel so fortunate having been able to attend this class and I can’t wait to incorporate it in the everflowing tool box of skill that I am learning.

Dr. Kaneko is pure love & positive energy. He is incredibly generous in his teaching and I recommend his class to anyone who seeks to learn Shiatsu from one of the best teachers in the world."

- Diane Hinek

09/03/2025

Shiatsu-Anma correcting does not have as its purpose the snapping or popping of joints. The effectiveness of its slow and gentle techniques depends on the considered timing and soothing rhythm that practitioners will develop with experience.

Both the exercise and correcting techniques in our Shiatsu-Anma therapy improve R.O.M. (range of motion). When there is an energy blockage, a corresponding accumulation of toxicity, stiffness and even bone deformation may result. Aging, poor diet, lack of exercise, excessive imbalanced exercise or repetitive movement may all contribute to a condition of ill health.

Correcting the skeletal system and aligning the spine, pelvis and thorax will help to keep the proper energy pathways clear and secure. In Western terms, it also stretches out ligaments, tendons and the articular or joint capsule surrounding tissues of the joints, which keep the limbs and joints flexible and pliant. Application of the correcting technique frees pinched nerves and improves blood circulation. This works to enhance the function of internal organs. It also helps ensure correct spinal and skeletal alignment, a prerequisite for healthy functioning of the body.

How to apply: The correcting technique is applied by pressing or pulling on the joints, spine, pelvis, neck and/or scapula, to release rigidity from these areas. While applying pressure to the area being treated, the practitioner’s hands are often pulled or
stretched in two opposite directions.

Learn more in our next Advanced Shiatsu Anma class at IPSB, September 13th or join our Shiatsu Intro at IPSB December 7th and 14th.

Register at www.ipsb.com

08/27/2025

I call the abdomen the invisible heart. It’s also considered the second brain. It is highly recommended to give soothing massage clockwise 108 times a day, twice a day. This has multiple benefits for example, to regulate the Gastrointestinal system, empowering your immune system, and inducing natural tranquilizers. This modality can also help combat the current viruses.

Through abdominal practice you're able to regulate each major organ’s activities. As you succeed in enhancing and cleansing the various systems, you’ll have a great chance to have winning health!

Practice this upon awakening and going to sleep in bed. First start with a soothing clockwise rotation starting with your 2 hands around the navel, then above the navel, under the ribs and above the p***c bone, up to 108 times.

End with pressing 4 points around the navel, starting with 3-4 fingers below the navel (CV 6, 5, 4), above the navel (CV 12) and the left and right of the navel (stomach 25) as you deeply exhale. For the pressure you can use your fingers or fist. Please do it carefully. Apply the pressure sequence 3 times. You will see great results as you continue this disciplinary modality as much as possible throughout the week, for at least 3 months.

08/21/2025

Take your shiatsu anma therapy skills to the next level in our advanced classes! You’ll build on the foundation from your intro classes to refine and expand your techniques.

🌟To register, visit www.ipsb.com

08/20/2025

"Whiplash Relief"

A new person came in with neck pain following a car accident. Being hit from behind by another drive, she explained how her head moved and pain she was having. She was having pain in her lateral and posterior neck, headaches, and numbness in her arm.

Feeling her neck, occiput and shoulders, there was much tightness in the muscles and tendons and blockages in the meridians. I worked on the Sekisaisen line in the neck, and the following points: UB10, GB20, SI17, SI16, LI18, LI17, GB21.

I also applied Anma cross-fiber to the lateral neck (scalenes) then rotation to the Sekisaisen and UB line (erector spinae). After a few treatments, all her problems resolved, and she was back to her normal self.

- Alan Saruwatari, CST

01/23/2025

We are deeply saddened by the devastation caused by the LA Fires. Our hearts go out to everyone who has lost their homes during this tragic time.

As some of you may know, Dr. Kaneko lost his home in the fire that devastated the Pacific Palisades. He lost virtually everything he owned as well as his treatment and classroom spaces. Alan Saruwatari, his business partner, kindly set up a GoFundMe page to help Dr. Kaneko rebuild after the fires. If you're interested in helping, you can visit the link below.

Our in-person and online classes are temporarily on hold as we take time to regroup. Thank you for your understanding and support. 💗🙏

https://gofund.me/a2e93070

The money will be used for expenses that are not covered by any FEMA aid, emergency grants or insurance payments.

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Santa Monica, CA
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Tuesday	10am - 8pm
Wednesday	10am - 8pm
Thursday	10am - 8pm

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http://www.kanekohealingarts.com/

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